Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 25 October 1967
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-123K Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 54-667
Location: Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: F-105D Thunderchief wingF-105D Thunderchief wing
A USAF Republic F-105D Thunderchief experienced a collision with a C-123K Provider due to poor weather conditions on Tan Son Nhut runway 25L. The Provider, taxiing to return to the platform, was instructed to clear the runway, but the aircraft was unable to maneuver to avoid a collision. The F-105’s wing sliced into the left side of the Provider, resulting in fire and pilot fatality.A USAF Republic F-105D Thunderchief experienced a collision with a C-123K Provider due to poor weather conditions on Tan Son Nhut runway 25L. The Provider, taxiing to return to the platform, was instructed to clear the runway, but the aircraft was unable to maneuver to avoid a collision. The F-105’s wing sliced into the left side of the Provider, resulting in fire and pilot fatality.
Description
A USAF Republic F-105D Thunderchief (59-1737) was landing in poor weather on Tan Son Nhut runway 25L when it collided with a C-123K Provider. The Provider was taxiing along the runway to return to the platform. The crew had decided to postpone the flight because of an approaching thunderstorm. The controller had requested the Provider to clear the runway immediately but the transport plane could not be steered off the runway in time to prevent a collision. The F-105’s wing sliced into the left side of the C-123. The Thunderchief caught fire, killing the pilot.
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Poor weather conditions and the inability of the F-105 to steer off the runway in time to prevent a collision.Poor weather conditions and the inability of the F-105 to steer off the runway in time to prevent a collision.Share on:
